Hannah Long-Higgins is an Emmy Award-winning documentary film editor and independent filmmaker with roots in award-winning video journalism.
About
The seeds of Hannah’s foray into filmmaking were planted during the half decade she spent traversing the US as a BBC video journalist. On the surface, Hannah’s BBC films and videos covered race, politics, the criminal justice system, culture and climate change for a global audience. Look closely, though, and you’ll notice stories of profound transformations, unlikely connections, second chances, and Hannah’s fascination with the mysteries and wonders of the human experience. Today, she explores these themes and more in her work as a director and editor of both original and branded films.
As an editor, Hannah works on a wide range of short and long-form documentary projects, both verité and investigative. She’s a lifelong musician who enjoys fusing rhythm and texture with the melodic rise and fall of the stories she’s shaping through her editing. Most recently, Hannah edited the Emmy-Award winning film, Maui’s Deadly Firestorm, a PBS FRONTLINE documentary about the deadliest American wildfire in a century.
As a director, Hannah is highly collaborative and finds great joy in drawing out the strengths of her teams while strategically telling the highest-impact stories possible. She uses her extensive experience behind the camera as a professional photographer and cinematographer to craft visual narratives that transport audiences to new places and emotional experiences.
No matter what she's making or which hat she’s wearing, Hannah brings strong editorial judgment, journalistic rigor, and the full force of her creativity to every stage of the production and post-production process while uplifting the brilliance of her co-creators.
